Ice-cream freezer



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ICE CREAM FREEZER. N0.`523,781.

Patented July 311, =1894.jv

l x l I UNITED STATES f PATENT OEEICE.

LLOYD WALLACE AND .I EFF DAVIS WALLACE, OF PEORIA, TEXAS.

ICE-CREAM FREEzER.

SPECIFICATION forming part/of Letters Patent No. 523,781, dated July31,1 894. Application filed October 12, 1893. Serial No. 488,010. (Nomodel.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, LLOYD WALLACE and JEFE DAVIS WALLAcE,'oitizens ofthe United States, residing at Peoria, in the county of Hill and Stateof Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ice-CreamFreezers; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to 'make and use the same.

Our invention is an ice cream freezer; and consists in the novelconstruction and arrangement of its parts.

The object of our invention is to freeze a number of cans of ice creamat the same time. The cansmay be made to freeze the ice cream in blocksor in a body.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l is a vertical sectional view ofour invention. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional View, the top part beingremoved at the line fr,

Our invention is described as follows:

a, represents the can.

b, represents the cover. l

c, represents the flange of the cover.

d, represents the cream cans provided with bosses e, to prevent the cansIfrom slipping through the openings j', in the lid b. Saidcans areprovided with an inside frame g, to the end that'the cream may be frozenin blocks. On the bottom and center of the can is a.l journal bearing h.i,

The cover ZJ, is provided with a vertical iiange o', over which tits alid J, provided with a journal bearing 7c. In the can a, there isjournaled vertically in bearings h, and lo, a shaft Z, provided witharms Z', which reach nearly to the cream cans eZ. On the `top of saidshaft Z, is provided a handle m.

The material to be frozen is first put into the cream cans oZ, the iceis then put into the can a, so as to surround the cream cans, the shaftZ, and the arms Z; the shaft is then rotated causing the cream to freezequickly.

Having described our invention, what we claim-as new, and desire tovsecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of the can a, provided with central bearing h; coverb, provided with the inner flange c, can openings f, central opening andvertical flange fi; lid J, fitting over vertical flange i, and providedwith journal bearing la; cream cans CZ, adapted to fit in openings f,and provided with bosses e; shaft Z, provided with horizontal armsZ,journaled in bearings h, and k; said cream cans adapted to holdsuitable cream frames, substantially as shown 'and described and for thepurposes set forth.

2. The combination of the can provided with acentral journal bearing; acover provided with can openings, a central opening, and centralvertical iiange; a lid titting over the central vertical flange of saidcover; shaft Z, provided with horizontal arms, journaled in saidopenings and adapted to rotate for the purpose of facilitating thefreezing of the cream,

substantially as shown and described and for the purposes set forth;

lIntestimony whereof We affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

LLOYD WALLACE. JEFF DAVISWALLACE.

Witnesses:

E. L. JACKSON, S. C. DYEE.

